Motor-stand



R- D. WILSON. MOTOR STAND. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16, 1920.

' Patented Apr. 5, 1921.--

INVENTOR H056 0 WILSO i 5W Ja ORNEY UNITED STATES ROSS D. WILSON, OF KOKOMO, INDIANA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

Application filed January 16, 1920. Serial No. 351,824. r

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Ross D. WILSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kokomo, in the county ofHowa-rd and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motor-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to motor stands and the main feature of the invention is the provision of means for supporting a motor while the same is being repaired, the stand proper comprising standards upon which a supporting shaft is mounted, said shaft having means for engaging and supporting a motor.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of means for changing the position of the motor without removing the same from the stand and having manually operated means for holding the motor in its adjusted position.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of means for balancing the weight of the motor when turned to certain positions.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter more fully set forth and pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,

Figure 1 is an edge elevation of the stand showing a motor supported thereby.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with parts broken away. 7

Fig. 3 is a sectional view as seen on line 3-3, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view as seen on line 4 4:, Fig. 2, certain positions of the motor supporting parts being shown by dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the stand.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates standards, preferably constructed of I-beams, which are secured together by means of angle plates 2 and 3, the plates 2 forming a base for the standards.

Mounted in bearings 42 at the upper ends of the standards, is a shaft 5, the ends of which terminate in arms 6, which extend at right angles to the shaft, the outer ends of the arms having right angle extensions 7 which are arranged to engage parts of a motor 8.

The motor shown in the drawings is of the bolt holes and engaging certain of said bolt holes are pins 10, projecting down from the extensions 7.

The motor 8 is carried by the shaft 5, a

bracket '11 being attached to the shaft 5 at a point between the bearings i, said bracket having bolts 12 passing therethrough, which enter threaded openings (not shown) in the wall of the motor, at opposite sides of the fuel opening 13, and when the pins 10 have been entered. in the bolt holes in the flange 9 and the bolts 12 have been entered in the bolt holes on, opposite sides of the opening 13, the motor will be securely held in engagement with the shaft 5. i

The shaft 5 is pivoted in the bearings 4 so that the shaft may be rotated to position either edge of the motor upwardly, or to place the motor in a horizontal position, the various positions being shown by full and dotted lines in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

The shaft 5 is held in its various adjusted positions by means of a segmental rack 14, which is fixed to the shaft 5 and the outer edge thereof is provided with notches 15 with which cooperates a latch 16, pivoted at one end to one of the standards 1, the latch being normally held seated in one of the notches 15, by a spring 17.

The latch 16 is released from the notches 15 by a foot treadle 18, one end of the treadle being pivoted between the plates 2 and. the other end projected through a slot 19 in one of the standards 1 and in position to receive the pressure of the foot. The treadle is connected to the latch 16 through the medium of a rod 20, so that any downward pressure on the treadle will lower the end of the latch and disengage the same from the notch in the rack and is held in this position until the shaft 5 and motor carried thereby has been properly adjusted.

In order to equalize and counterbalance the weight of the motor, when shifted to certain positions, a cushioning spring 21 is provided, one end of which is attached to one of the standards 1 and the other to a shank 22, carried by the shaft 5 and projecting outwardly therefrom on the side thereof opposite the bracket 11, and as the motor is positioned at one side of the center of gravity when in a vertical position, the tension of the spring Will be exerted to counterbalance the Weight of the motor.

It Will be understood that the several parts of this device may be constructed in various shapes and designs without departing from the main objects of the invention andclaim'is hereby made to allsuch changes and variationsas may fairly fall within the scope of this invention. V

The invention claimed is: M a g 1. A motor stand including a rotatably mounted shaft,said shaft being bent atits ends to form arms, integral extensions on said arms, means on said extensions for engaging parts of a motor, said shaft having a laterally extending portion for engagement with otherparts of said motor, means for holding said shaft in different adjusted positions and a spring for counterbalancingthe Weight of said motor When suspendedin certain positions. V 2. A motor stand including a rotatably mounted shaft, arms formed by bending the ends of said shaft, integral extensions on said arms, a bracket also: carried by said shaft, means for attaching a motor to said extensions and bracket, means for holding said shaft against casual rotation and a spring for counterbalancing the Weight of said motor when suspended in certain positions.

7' 3. A motor standincluding standards, a shaft rotatably mounted on said standards, arms at the ends of said shaft, and at right angles thereto, right angular extensions at the outer ends of said arms,,pins carried by said extensions adapted for engagement with openings in parts of the motor, and a bracket attached to said shaft for attachment ith other parts of the motor.

4:. A motor stand including standards, a

shaft rotatably mounted on said standards,

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